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Britain’s soaring energy costs strain crisis responders
Across Britain this winter, more people are falling into debt and sitting in cold or damp homes as a result of rising energy bills, which have helped push the country’s inflation rate above 10 percent.
This sharp increase in what is…
Britain weathered political turmoil in 2022. But Brexit remains the elephant in the room
The past year has been one of the most tumultuous in modern British politics. The country has gone through three prime ministers, mourned the death of its longest-serving monarch, and is currently in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis …
Seven die in coach plunge horror in Spain
Emergency services in Spain have confirmed the seventh death after a bus plunged from a bridge into a river on Christmas Eve (Saturday).
Rescuers retrieved the body of a woman from the Lerez river in the north-western…
Wallasey pub shooting: Police hunt gunman after woman dies
Police are hunting for a gunman after a woman was fatally shot at a pub on Merseyside on Christmas Eve.
Three other men are being treated for gunshot wounds in hospital after the attack in The Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, Wirral at…
Paris shooting: Protests after deadly attack on Kurds
Paris has witnessed a second day of violent unrest after Friday's deadly attack on the city's Kurdish community.
Protesters who gathered on Saturday overturned cars, setting some on fire, and hurled objects at police. Officers responded…
UK passport control staff strike and warn of airport disruption into 2023
Passengers at UK airports have been threatened with more disruption next year after a union said Friday’s strike by Border Force officials was likely to be the first of many.
Workers kicked off eight days of walkouts stretching to New…
Germany pushes back on Putin’s ‘blackmail’ with gas terminal
Germany opened its first state-chartered liquefied natural gas vessel as Europe’s largest economy races to replace Russian gas amid an energy crunch and freezing temperatures.
“As of today, Germany and the EU will become a great deal more…
Largest nursing strike in NHS history set to start
Nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are to go on strike from 08:00 on Thursday in the largest action of its kind in NHS history.
Staff will continue to provide "life-preserving" and some urgent care but routine…
British PM Sunak would lose seat under poll giving rivals Labour 20-point lead
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would lose his Parliamentary seat in a general election, according to polling by Savanta that puts the opposition Labour Party 20 points ahead of the prime minister’s ruling Conservatives.
Labour would…
EU corruption scandal: European Parliament offices searched
Belgian investigators searched offices at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday, in a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar.
It was the 20th search carried out in Belgium since Friday and the parliament…